Holder for toilet paper and paper towels



June 23, 1953 A. F. CARLIN HOLDER FOR TOILET PAPER AND PAPER TOWELS Filed March 7, 1950 INVENTOR. ARV/0 F: CARL //v ATTORNEY.

Patented June 23, 1953 OFFICE 2,643,069 ,HOLDER Fon TOILET PAPER AND PAPER TOWELS Arvid F. Carlin, New'Rochelle, N. Y.

Application March 7, 1950, Serial No. 148,069

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new .and useful improvements in the support for rolls of toilet paper, and paper towels, and it has for its object to provide a device, which may be easily attached to a casing adapted to be inbuilt in a wall, or to any basic support for such purpose, while, if desired, it may be made to form an integral part of the casing itself.

The said device consists substantially of two springy lugs, or projections, adapted to receive a roll of toilet paper therebetween, as said paper is easily inserted between and disengaged from said lugs.

The said arrangement would thus appear to be superior in any way to the now commonly used system, where it is necessary to compress the spring of the spring-operated rod to efiect a change of roll of toilet paper; a motion quite often beyond the strength of the maid, who generally attends to such chores.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view, showing my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a somewhat perspective elevational view, showing a modification of my invention.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing a further modification of my invention.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a somewhat perspective elevational view, showing a still further modification of my invention.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 88 of Figure '7.

Figure 9 is still another modification of my invention; while Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line l0--l0 of Figure 9.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral [5 indicates a rather conventional form of an inbuilt casing or frame adapted to receive a roll of toilet paper.

The means, proper, for securely holding the roll of toilet paper, and which means constitute myinvention, is shown herein in various forms adapted for attachment to said casing.

Thus, in Figure 1, said means consists of a small housing [6, made of any suitable material, by a casting or stamping process, as the modifications hereinafter stated would require;

said housing, which is partially hollow, has a springy lug member I! mounted therein. Said member consists of a piece of material bent upon itself to form a neck portion l8, which is retained in the top of the housing by a frontal ledge [9 formed at the upper end of said housing; one end 20 of said piece of springy material extends downwardly in the housing, terminating in a bend 2| secured between said housing 16 and the casing l5, and held in position between said housing and casing, when these are secured together by means of screws 22. The other end of the springy piece 1! forms a substantially outwardly projecting lug 23 adapted to securely engage one end of a roll of toilet paper, due to its springy characteristic.

In Figure 4 the housing is hollow and made from a piece of metal, or other suitable material; said housing is formed with a frontally overlapping edge on three sides, as shown at 26, except at the bottom, while a piece of springy material is bent upon itself and adapted to have the edge 21 of its inner portion 28 slide underneath said edge 26. The said piece of springy material has its counterpart 29 bent outwardly to form a toilet paper engaging lug, while the joint of said inner and outer portions 28 and 29, respectively, forms a neck portion retained by said overlappin edge 26 at the top, as shown at 30; the inner portion 28 terminates in an angularly bent piece 3| adapted to be solidly attached between the housing 25 and easing I5.

In Figures 5 and 6 the device shown is somewhat similar to the device shown in Figure 1, as it has the circular lug member 23, the neck portion l8 retained by the ledge I 9', and the inner downwardly projecting portion 20. This latter portion terminates, however, herein in an upwardly extending projection 32, which fits in to the orifice 33 in the bottom of the housing Hi.

In Figures '7 and 8 a doubly bent springy membar has the circular portion 34 and the inner counterpart 35, while the neck portion joining these parts, is pivotally mounted on a pintle 36; the counterpart 35 is retained in position by the ledge 31; while a spring member 38, within the housing l6 actuates said counterpart.

In Figures 9 and 10, the device is shown mounted in a socket-like member. The lug member 40 is herein shown with a re-inforcing ridge 50, and with a central orifice 4 I.

The lug member 49 has a bent counterpart 42 and is connected to the latter by a neck portion 43, which is snugly mounted in a recess 44 in the socket 39, the lower end of the counterpart is made with a rectangular bend 45, which carries a plug 46, the latter is in turn fitted in a recess 4'! in the bottom of the socket.

A pin 48 connects the lug member 40 to the counterpart 42, which latter slides on said pin; said pin is provided with a head 49, and a shank 5|, which receives the lug member, as said lug member is held in position by the rivetted end of said shank, as shown at 52.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claim, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

In combination with a housing, a lug member comprising a doubly bent spring, formed with an eyelet, a pintle engaging the latter, one end of said spring projecting outside the housing, whereby to engage a roll of toilet paper, the other end of said spring being disposed within said housing, and a, spring arranged in the latter and actuating said other end. I p

' ARVID F. CARLIN.

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